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A tentative idea or question that is waiting for evidence to support or refute it is called a _________. |
| | A) | proposal |
| | B) | intuition |
| | C) | hypothesis |
| | D) | prediction |
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Which of the following is considered an informal hypothesis research question rather than a formal hypothesis? |
| | A) | How much television does a child usually watch in a day? |
| | B) | Preschool children are more aggressive after viewing aggressive behavior. |
| | C) | Students have higher exam scores when the exam is administered in the same place that the students studied for the test. |
| | D) | Employees who bring their pets to work are more productive than those who leave their pets at home. |
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Which of the following is considered TRUE of formal hypotheses? |
| | A) | They are simply questions about behavior. |
| | B) | They are usually formulated on the basis of past research and theory findings. |
| | C) | They are very general in nature. |
| | D) | They are stated in non-specific terms. |
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Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
| | A) | Results of a study can prove the hypothesis and support the prediction. |
| | B) | Results of a study can confirm the prediction and prove the hypothesis. |
| | C) | Results of a study can prove the hypothesis and reject the prediction. |
| | D) | Results of a study can confirm the prediction and support the hypothesis. |
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Individuals who take part in survey research are best referred to as _________. |
| | A) | subjects |
| | B) | participants |
| | C) | informants |
| | D) | respondents |
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__________ is a term used to refer to individuals who help researchers understand the dynamics of particular cultural or organizational settings. |
| | A) | Investigators |
| | B) | Respondents |
| | C) | Informants |
| | D) | Participants |
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Does the "squeaking wheel get the grease" or does the "quacking duck get shot"? When researchers try to answer questions such as these, what source of ideas are they utilizing? |
| | A) | observation of the world |
| | B) | common sense |
| | C) | theories |
| | D) | practical problems |
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Jose conducted a new research project and accidentally made an amazing discovery. His discovery is the result of __________. |
| | A) | serendipity |
| | B) | common sense |
| | C) | conditioning |
| | D) | theoretical knowledge |
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One of the important functions of theories is to provide a framework that __________ and __________ a variety of specific facts or descriptions of behavior. |
| | A) | explains; proves |
| | B) | evaluates; confirms |
| | C) | arranges; proves |
| | D) | organizes; explains |
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Which of the following statements is FALSE? |
| | A) | A theory generates new knowledge. |
| | B) | Research can reveal weaknesses in a theory. |
| | C) | A Theory is are "just an idea" that may or may not be true. |
| | D) | A Theory can be modified to account for new research data. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five sources of research ideas discussed in the text? |
| | A) | past research |
| | B) | hypotheses |
| | C) | theories |
| | D) | common sense |
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Before designing and carrying out a research project, an investigator conducts a thorough __________. |
| | A) | survey of participant opinion |
| | B) | literature search |
| | C) | survey of popular opinion |
| | D) | background check on participants |
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The American Psychological Association has a computer database of abstracts called ___________. |
| | A) | EBSCO-host |
| | B) | APAInfo |
| | C) | AbstractFIRST |
| | D) | PsycINFO |
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An investigator should utilize __________ when trying to use a "key article" to search for subsequent articles that cited this key article. |
| | A) | the Annual Review of Psychology |
| | B) | PsycINFO |
| | C) | Social Sciences Citation Index |
| | D) | PsycLIT |
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What are the five major sections in a research article? |
| | A) | theory, background, method, findings, discussion |
| | B) | abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion |
| | C) | theory, introduction, procedure, results, conclusion |
| | D) | abstract, background, procedure, findings, summary |
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